Oleksandr Zavarov

Oleksandr Zavarov belongs in a different conversation entirely. He was the first Soviet footballer pulled into a Western European elite club, and not just any move, Juventus signed him to replace the departing Michel Platini. Sit with that for a moment: a 171cm playmaker from Luhansk asked to fill the void left by one of the greatest of all time, across a Cold War divide. That is the weight of history pressing on a single pair of feet. His Ukrainian Orders of Merit and Soviet honours confirm what the transfer already told us. To me, Zavarov isn't merely a great player, he is a man who pried open a closed era.

Name (English)

Oleksandr Zavarov

Name (Japanese)

アレクサンドル・ザバロフ

Reading

あれくさんどる・ざばろふ

Born

April 26, 1961 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

Origin

Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine

Height

171 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

University

University of Luhansk

Awards & achievements

• Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class
• Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
• Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class
• Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B6%E3%83%90%E3%83%AD%E3%83%95

Tags

• Luhansk Oblast
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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